The K2 class from Alyth Kindergarten, part of the North Western Reform Synagogue in Golders Green, London, raised over £1,000 to help feed NHS staff after posting a video of themselves performing the Matt Lucas song Thank You Baked Potato, which gives advice to children on how to stop the spread of coronavirus.

With early years settings and schools expected to reopen to more children from 1 June, the sector is split between those who say they are ready and those who are worried that they cannot guarantee the safety of children and staff amid the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic.